Ger Lane defends surge in games awarded to Páirc Uí Rinn

Cork GAA chairman Ger Lane has defended the significant increase in club championship games awarded to Páirc Uí Rinn in 2016.

The Boreenmanna Road venue played host to 96 adult county championship games this year, an increase of 50% on the 2014 figure.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh was in operation two years ago and did stage 23 county championship fixtures, but the closure of the main county ground at the end of 2014 cannot be solely attributed to the steep rise in Páirc Uí Rinn activity given this year’s figure represents an increase of 35% on the 71 games Páirc Uí Rinn hosted in 2015.